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6 <br />A letter of credit or escrow agreement or other security shall be submitted to <br />secure the required landscape installation and preservation. An estimate of the <br />cost for required preservation, new plantings, and their installation must be <br />provided. The financial guarantee shall reflect 110 percent of the estimate and <br />must be issued by an accredited financial institution licensed to do business in <br />North Carolina <br />2. Provisions for the protection of existing trees as shown on the approved <br />landscape plan shall be included in a document describing development <br />restrictions and requirements to be prepared by Planning Staff and, recorded <br />concurrently with the Final Plat. <br />D. Drainage <br />Impervious surface data for all lots, pursuant to Article 6.23 Extra_Requirements <br />for Watershed Protection Overlay Districts of the Orange County Zoning <br />Ordinance, shall be included in the development restrictions and requirements <br />document to be prepared by Planning Staff and recorded concurrently with the <br />Final Plat. The impervious surface limitations for each lot shall indicate whether <br />the impervious surface includes or excludes one-half (1/2) of the roadway width <br />in the calculations. <br />2. Drainage easements shall be located on the Final Plat as required following <br />review and approval of the Erosion Control Plan. <br />3. Drainage culverts shall be sized and located as required by NCDOT and the <br />Orange County Erosion Control Officer. <br />E. Parkland <br />1. The proposed twenty-three lot subdivision is located within the Cheeks Township <br />District Park area. As per the decision of the Board of County Commissioners, <br />cash in the amount of $10,465 ($455/lot) shall be paid to Orange County as <br />payment in lieu of parkland dedication: <br />2. The second paragraph of Section IV-B-7-b of the Orange County Subdivision <br />Regulations references the Land Use Intensity (LUI) calculations in the Orange <br />County Zoning Ordinance, Articles 5.1.1 and 6.12, which require 0.028 square <br />feet of recreation space per land area dedicated to residential use (0.028 " 30.6 <br />37,322). In those cases where the LUI calculation results in a larger amount Phan <br />the public recreation space requirement of 1/57 acre per lot, the difference shall <br />be established as private recreation space for the use of the residents of the <br />development (37,322 - 17,577 = 19,745 square feet). The developer is offering <br />four (4) acres of open space to be maintained by the Homeowners Association, <br />which is acceptable to the County provided that a minimum of 19,745 square feet <br />of open space is dedicated for private recreation use. <br />